Noita glanced disdainfully at the surrounding demons and sneered, "You're trying to use these feeble servants against me? If you do it yourself, you might have a better chance of winning."

To all the great demons, demons without extraordinary powers like succubus are nothing more than slaves, and the strength of each of them varies greatly.

"No, Sarah, you've got one thing wrong. I'm not a warrior with a head full of muscles like Balor, and neither are you. Why are you so obsessed with the idea that I want to tame you with violence? Let's have more trust in each other."

"These succubi are my servants given to you as a reward. If you accept them, they will bring you an unforgettable and wonderful night."

Hard to say.

Looking back at his past battles, Noita felt that no matter how he looked at it, there was no evidence that he didn't like fighting.

You're not, but I might be.

Noita scoffed at Lilitu's words.

The devil's credibility has long been bankrupt, so there is no trust to speak of.

"A fool who dares to trust the devil will either become a devil himself or die without a burial place. It's better to speak frankly, Lilitu. What is your conspiracy?"

"Really? Are people so hard to fool nowadays?"

Lilitu sat up helplessly and said softly, "I have no purpose. I've just been bored for a long time and want to have some fun. But you have a real plan. You want to know the purpose of the Vanguard of Disaster, right?"

"I can tell you the truth, but as I just said, I'm examining your abilities to confirm your compatibility with the organization. If it's compatible, I can introduce you and invite you to join the Disaster Vanguard. If it's not, it could become a matter of life and death."

The charming and gentle yet cold words floated in the palace. Although Lilitu had no eyes, Noita could feel the cold snake-like gaze sizing her up, looking for her flaws.

"I've helped you kill many people, and you still want me to help you for free? Isn't this just freeloading?"

"You don't have to do it, I don't care."

Lilitu took the initiative. Although losing Noita, her plaything with many secrets, would make her sad for a long time, it was not an unacceptable loss.

"No, what I mean is that you have to pay me equivalent compensation for my labor. I can't work for nothing." Noita pointed this out firmly.

This made Lilitu look at him with new eyes. She didn't expect that he was such a money-grubber.

She felt something in her heart and sent a telepathic message to the succubus.

The succubus retreated briefly, and when she returned, she was holding a treasure chest filled with gems and gold, an ornately decorated scabbard and sword, and magical armor made by skilled craftsmen.

"Choose one of the three. This is the buyout price."

Noita chose the scabbard and sword without hesitation.

She loves weapons more than treasure and armor.

Then the other two withdrew, and the scabbard and sword were given to Noita.

Lilitu applauded, "You've chosen the best of my collection. This sword is called the Flamebiter. It was once the sword of a certain hero, slaying countless evil spirits. The scabbard is even more impressive, having once belonged to the Lord of Sunlight."

【Flame Bite Sword】

[Excellent Rare Item] (Yangyan Enchanted)

[A standard weapon used by a professional legion that once swept across the desert. The sword body is engraved with the holy pattern of the sun. It was blessed by the sun believers when it was forged. The burning fire has the characteristics of sunlight.

With a single command character, you can awaken the Sunlight, imbuing each strike of the Flamebite Sword with flames as fierce as sunlight.

[Sunshine Lord's Scabbard]

【Excellent Object】

[It was once a sacrifice to a demigod. It was placed on the altar and worshipped for a hundred years, which eventually gave it unique magical abilities.

It will automatically adapt to each sword inserted into the scabbard, making it fit like a matching set.

The scabbard stores energy for the longsword. Twice a day, you can allow the scabbard's divine power to attach to the longsword, making the surface of the drawn sword covered with dazzling flames for one minute, causing additional fire damage.

When the scabbard is unarmed, twice per day you can draw out the scabbard's stored energy into a flaming blade.

The fire damage transformed by the scabbard's divine power cannot be reduced and is treated as sunlight damage against dark creatures, and the damage is doubled against undead creatures.

Mana can be consumed to provide additional enchantments and increase the duration of the flame. 】

The journal reveals the true appearance of the sword and scabbard.

Of the two, the scabbard is more valuable and is considered an outstanding and rare item.

According to Noita's estimation, the combined price of these two items is about 15,000 gold coins, which is very expensive.

Both the sword and the scabbard can deal sunlight damage, and they can kill vampires with every blow.

However, what confused Noita was why Lilitu, as an ally of vampires, would collect such weapons specifically for attacking vampires. Did she have the idea of ​​backstabbing vampires all along?

Noita stared at the scabbard in thought.

Seeing her appearance, Lilitu asked, "Is there a problem?"

Noita nodded. "Who is the Sunshine Lord? Among the gods and demigods I know of, there is no such person."

"I'd be surprised if you knew," Lilitu explained for Noita. "The Sun Lord is a forgotten, fallen demigod. He was once the faith of the Serpent People Empire during the Age of Silence, a sacred being that brought light and warmth to the Serpent People."

The Great Silence refers to the era of darkness caused by Typhon's fall to the earth. At that time, it was pitch dark and the cold invaded the earth. In the darkness, the snake people rose up and established their empire.

The Sun Lord is the sun demigod worshipped by the snake people.

Lilitu said, "The people of the Disaster Vanguard dug up several snake-man temples due to personal grudges and accidentally discovered this scabbard."

"Why did it come to Wild Dream City? Do you intend to deal with vampires?"

"This concerns the internal affairs of the Herald of Disaster. But I'm not afraid to tell you, this secret realm reincarnates every fifty years. When it was first discovered, the Herald of Disaster adopted a violent and destructive attitude towards it. However, they later found that the drow were too difficult to defeat, so they had to withdraw. When they returned the next time, they changed their strategy and chose to cooperate with the vampires."

"It was at that time that the sword and scabbard were lost in Wild Dream City. I discovered them in time and embezzled them."

Chapter 198 Life and Death

Noita returned to the office safely, sat down at his workstation, and returned to his idle state of closing his eyes and not caring about anyone.

After confirming that no one was watching her, a faint crimson light shone from the bottom of her eyes, opening the path to the Gate City.

Walking out of the private gate city, messages from Shuangmeng fell like rain, and long paragraphs of text occupied the chat interface.

Bitter Melon Coffee: [Noita, I met an outsider and exchanged some information with him. He took on the body of a drow to converse with me. His true form is a demon from the abyss—the Shadow Fiend. Behind him is an indistinct shadow, blocking my further observation.]

They are outsiders, familiar with the secret realm's circulation mechanisms. They have cultivated Wild Dream City for many years and are well-versed in the wealth and secret vaults of the three clans. However, they do not know the secrets of the Rose Clan, nor do they know what I am planning. We have not yet reached a consensus, but they have revealed their origins.

It is a traveling dream merchant. Within the long dreams of the departed gods, within the crevices of the recurring mystical realms, there is always a faint possibility of the miracle of life. Note that this life is a normal dream creature, not a worm hatched from the body of a god. Dream merchants are powerful dream creatures that are unconstrained by dreams and roam the mystical realms as merchants. This is my origin as told to me by the Shadow Demon, for reference only.

I have reached a preliminary cooperation with them and have not leaked your information. In a few days, I will go and personally obtain information on the whereabouts of the holy relic.

If you have a better plan, please discuss it with me.

Your dear, Frost Dream. 】

Noita quickly read the message and felt that there was something wrong with it.

How come there are still demons?

It is outrageous that there is an extraordinary demon lurking in the underground black market. There is even a shadow demon in the city, and there is an observer behind the shadow demon. This is very problematic.

Noita sent a message to Shuangmeng: "Understood. I discovered a transcendental Lilitu demon in the underground black market. It is closely connected to the Vanguard of Disaster. Lilitu's subordinates support a large number of humans from Xiyue. The underground black market frequently exchanges resources with them. They have a wide influence and cooperate with many families. Although the core of their organization has not been discovered, they are closely related to the secret realm alliance incident. Please pay attention to safety."

After briefly writing down the information he knew, Noita made some minor revisions and sent another copy to the Adventurer's Association.

At the same time, ask them if they have found any information about the Disaster Vanguard.

The association responded quickly and said they were still searching.

Less than half a day had passed since Noita sent the question to the association. No matter how efficient the association was, it would not be able to find the little-known organization, Disaster Vanguard, in the vast database in such a short time.

Shuangmeng was not online and could not reply to the message immediately.

Noita immediately logged off, practiced breathing techniques, and during his break went to the cafeteria to buy a lunch box for Wuyou.

Wu You held the lunch box in his hand, stunned and uneasy.

She asked in surprise, "Is this for me?"

Last time, he was so hungry that when he saw the meal, all he could think about was eating. In addition, Noita used an imperative tone, so Wu You subconsciously obeyed Noita to eat. This time, he was not hungry, so his brain could use extra emotions.

"Yes, eat."

Noita's tone was cold, as if she was giving orders.

Wu You's eyes flashed and he started eating.

After she finished eating, Noita took out a purse from her arms. This was the money she had received from the succubus, but she had forgotten to return it to Wuyou some time ago.

He placed the purse on the table and pushed it towards Wu You along the smooth surface.

"I'll return your previous salary to you."

Wu You covered the purse with his palm, but didn't dare to take it.

She was worried that Sarah was playing a fishing game and would say something like "How dare you take it" after she took the purse to punish her.

Sarah had done this before, and the pain from being beaten was still fresh in her memory.

Once bitten, twice shy.

If Wu You didn't answer, Noita wouldn't try to persuade her. They were just chance acquaintances, and she had already done her utmost to return the money to Wu You. If it were in the game, Noita would have to settle the meal bill with Wu You. It was smart of Wu You not to fool her and instead owe her 168 billion.

The meal ended in silence.

Noita picked up the garbage and prepared to take it out to throw it away, and Wuyou immediately plunged into the busy work.

The rustling sound of the pen tip scratching across the paper merged quietly into the silence of the room. Just as Wu You was about to pull out the next report, a hand suddenly pressed down on the report. She raised her head and the pink-haired fairy godmother looked at her with a smile.

"No, when will this work be finished? Even if you use day and night, you can't handle the work for two people."

"Ah."

Wu You nodded slightly, it was indeed true.

There is always a lot of work assigned to them here, and each person's workload is exactly the limit that one person can complete, leaving only a small margin.

Sarah completely handed the work over to Wu Youyi and rushed to complete the work before the deadline, which was an extreme strain on her body. However, Wu Youyi was strange enough to withstand such strain and complete the task within the deadline.

She is burning her life working.

The Fairy Godmother asked doubtfully, "Don't you think this kind of life shouldn't be like this? Your life shouldn't be occupied by double work. You should be like your colleagues, working only one-third of the time each day to get some rest. Now, Sarah's responsibilities have fallen on your shoulders. Aren't you angry?"

"Indeed." Wu You nodded hesitantly. The Fairy Godmother was delighted with Wu You's enlightenment. Wu You then added, "But Sarah has shown a tendency to repent. Now that she is willing to return the money to me, the next step may be to get her job back."

The fairy godmother's smile, which had yet to be revealed, died in its infancy.

"Stupid," she whispered softly.

Wu You glanced sideways at the Fairy Godmother. She seemed to be scolding her. Did she hear it wrong?

"I'm lamenting your stupidity, but that's not the case. She's simply giving you back what you deserve, and you're being overly grateful and having unrealistic delusions. This is a manifestation of your weakness and stupidity."

"You scolded me?"

"I'm just stating a fact." The Fairy Godmother sighed. "Your stupidity gives me a headache, but facts will prove that I'm right. From now on, you won't see me again unless it's time to make a wish. Let me see how long you can hold on."

The Fairy Godmother vanished into thin air, never to be seen again.

The report that was originally in Wu You's hand returned to her hands easily.

Deep in the palace, Lilitu couldn't stop laughing.

Look what she found: a kind soul, so kind that it seemed weak, so that it was hard to know whether it was the weakness that made the kindness appear, or the kindness that led to the weakness.

What an interesting person.

Lilitu picked out a hit list specially prepared for Noita.

I chose a spot near the middle and put Wu You's name in it.

Sarah, if this ridiculously weak child became prey, what would you do?

If faced with a life-threatening situation, would you make a wish?

Lilitu is looking forward to it.

Chapter 199 The Man Behind the Scenes

Noita changed her identity and walked into the dance party in the Shadow District.

The Shadow District is located in the core area of ​​Wild Dream City. The nobles living here are extremely noble, and the entire city-state dances at their fingertips.

The nobles hold too much power, and their power naturally flourishes and grows due to the foundation of their strength.

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